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Thermohaline intrusions in the thermocline of the western tropical Pacific Ocean

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作者Li Yuanlong1,2; Wang Fan1; Wang, F
刊名ACTA OCEANOLOGICA SINICA
出版日期2013-07-01
卷号32期号:7页码:47-56
关键词thermohaline intrusions thermocline water mass western tropical Pacific
ISSN号0253-505X
通讯作者Wang, F
中文摘要The existing high-resolution hydrographic data in the western tropical Pacific Ocean are used to explore the spatial distribution and primary characteristics of thermohaline intrusions in the thermocline. Statistics show that the vertical scales of intrusions are 20-40 m in the upper thermocline (22.0-26.0 sigma(0)) and 40-80 m in the lower thermocline (26.0-27.2 sigma(0)). In the upper thermocline, the most intensive intrusions exist at the equatorial front (EF) where north/south Pacific water masses converge, and the westward spreading of the north Pacific tropical water (NPTW) in the Philippines Sea also produces patches of intrusions surrounding its high-salinity tongue. In the lower thermocline, intrusions are also strong at the tropical front (TF) which is the boundary between the north Pacific subtropical/tropical waters. At the bottom of the thermocline (at about 27.0 sigma(0)), intrusions mainly exist near the western boundary, which are produced by intermediate water convergence through the advection of subthermocline western boundary flows. Most strikingly a "C"-shape distribution of intrusions at around 26.4 sigma(0) is revealed, covering the vicinity of the EF, the TF, and the Mindanao Current (MC), i.e., the western boundary pathway of the north Pacific subtropical cell (STC). Synoptic section analysis reveals that intrusions are more prominent on the warm/salty flank of the fronts, implying more cross-front tongues of cold/fresh water. Among the intrusions, those at the EF are of best lateral coherence which implies a unique driving mechanism involving near-inertial velocity perturbations near the equator.
英文摘要The existing high-resolution hydrographic data in the western tropical Pacific Ocean are used to explore the spatial distribution and primary characteristics of thermohaline intrusions in the thermocline. Statistics show that the vertical scales of intrusions are 20-40 m in the upper thermocline (22.0-26.0 sigma(0)) and 40-80 m in the lower thermocline (26.0-27.2 sigma(0)). In the upper thermocline, the most intensive intrusions exist at the equatorial front (EF) where north/south Pacific water masses converge, and the westward spreading of the north Pacific tropical water (NPTW) in the Philippines Sea also produces patches of intrusions surrounding its high-salinity tongue. In the lower thermocline, intrusions are also strong at the tropical front (TF) which is the boundary between the north Pacific subtropical/tropical waters. At the bottom of the thermocline (at about 27.0 sigma(0)), intrusions mainly exist near the western boundary, which are produced by intermediate water convergence through the advection of subthermocline western boundary flows. Most strikingly a "C"-shape distribution of intrusions at around 26.4 sigma(0) is revealed, covering the vicinity of the EF, the TF, and the Mindanao Current (MC), i.e., the western boundary pathway of the north Pacific subtropical cell (STC). Synoptic section analysis reveals that intrusions are more prominent on the warm/salty flank of the fronts, implying more cross-front tongues of cold/fresh water. Among the intrusions, those at the EF are of best lateral coherence which implies a unique driving mechanism involving near-inertial velocity perturbations near the equator.
WOS标题词Science & Technology ; Physical Sciences
学科主题Oceanography
类目[WOS]Oceanography
研究领域[WOS]Oceanography
关键词[WOS]SUBTROPICAL FRONTAL ZONE ; NORTH EQUATORIAL CURRENT ; PHILIPPINE SEA ; 3-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE ; INERTIAL INSTABILITY ; INTERMEDIATE WATER ; FINE-STRUCTURE ; REGIME SHIFTS ; ARCTIC-OCEAN ; MINDANAO
收录类别SCI
原文出处10.1007/s13131-013-0331-3
语种英语
WOS记录号WOS:000321808000007
公开日期2014-07-17
源URL[http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/16447]  
专题海洋研究所_海洋环流与波动重点实验室
通讯作者Wang, F
作者单位1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, Key Lab Ocean Circulat & Waves, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China
2.Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Univ, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
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Li Yuanlong,Wang Fan,Wang, F. Thermohaline intrusions in the thermocline of the western tropical Pacific Ocean[J]. ACTA OCEANOLOGICA SINICA,2013,32(7):47-56.
APA Li Yuanlong,Wang Fan,&Wang, F.(2013).Thermohaline intrusions in the thermocline of the western tropical Pacific Ocean.ACTA OCEANOLOGICA SINICA,32(7),47-56.
MLA Li Yuanlong,et al."Thermohaline intrusions in the thermocline of the western tropical Pacific Ocean".ACTA OCEANOLOGICA SINICA 32.7(2013):47-56.

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